Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
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The autobiography everyone has been waiting for: a shockingly candid and raw confessional from an international treasure. In his very own words Burgundy reveals his most private thoughts, his triumphs - and his disappointments. His life reads like an adventure story complete with knockdown fights, beautiful women and double-fisted excitement on every page. He has hunted jackalopes with Bobby Kennedy and Peter Lawford, had more than his share of amorous exploits and formed the greatest on-air team in the history of televised news. Along the way, he's hobnobbed with people you wish you knew and some you honestly wish you didn't- celebrities, presidents, presidents' wives, celebrities' wives, dogs and, of course, Veronica Corningstone, the love of his life. Who didn't Mr. Burgundy, or 'Ron,' as he is known to his friends, rub elbows with in the course of his colorful and often-criminal life? This may well be the most thrilling book ever written, by a man of great physical, moral and spiritual strength and, not surprisingly, a great literary talent as well. We owe it to him, and to ourselves, to read it. With never-before-seen photographs. Some in colour!
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OK lets start by saying that anyone picking this book up and expecting it to be a 5 star masterpiece is clearly deluded. I read a few of the reviews before I paid the princely sum of a dollar for my copy, and there are some seriously deluded people - yes the book is ridiculous - of course the book was going to be ridiculous, how could you expect otherwise? But it was kept strictly in character the whole way through, a self-centred, highly opinionated, sexist, racist and ludicrous character - exactly as one would expect from a Ron Burgundy comedy biography.
I am just going to plough on assuming there is nobody reading who doesn't know who Ron Burgundy is, but I guess if Anchorman and Anchorman 2 are not on your radar, neither should this book be (or my review) as none of it will make any sense - it will appear to be the raving of a lunatic (accurate) with an extensive ego and a book out to slander tens of real life people from news anchors and actors to presidents and politicians.
I found a few laugh out loud parts, plenty to smirk about and even more to shake my head at, as I struggled to join the dots of relevancy. There were red herrings and nonsense a plenty - all as expected.
Only recommended for a/ Ron Burgundy fans, and b/ those who find it for a few bucks.
3 comedy stars.
